Why are Some Pages “Intentionally Left Blank” and Why Do They Say This?

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In the video today, we're looking at why some pages in books and other written works say they are intentionally left blank and why they put those blank pages in.

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Sources:

http://www.gao.gov/special.pubs/d01179sp.pdf
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?collectionCode=CFR
https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Code_of_Federal_Regulations_of_the_U.html?id=bfg4AAAAIAAJ
http://www.this-page-intentionally-left-blank.org/whythat.html
http://www.academiaobscura.com/intentionally-blank/
https://www.designersinsights.com/designer-resources/understanding-and-working-with-print/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Even_working
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recto_and_verso
http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=80737
http://h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A676280
http://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2012/05/29/enigma_explained_the_intentionally_blank_page_106277.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20150910023246/http://stealmag.com/culture/47254.html
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1c235c/why_do_they_leave_the_page_before_a_story_blank/
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TGq8bu8pZrQ/Tz7M96SVUeI/AAAAAAAAAOc/G-t-fSwWN4s/s1600/bookbinding.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intentionally_blank_page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookbinding
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